This is a voluntary position and no remuneration will be paid for carrying out these duties, although reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.

What we do

England Golf is the governing body for amateur golf in England and is one of the largest sports governing bodies in England looking after the interests of over 1,900 golf clubs and 710,000 men and women club members.

Purpose of Panel

To act as decision making panels in relation to disciplinary and appeal hearings, including but not limited to: Discipline, Equality, Anti-Doping, Safeguarding and Squad Selection.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

To attend intermittent panels as they arise during the year.

To sit as a member of one or other of the Panels to adjudicate on issues brought before it

To be a member of a body from which mediators, arbitrators and experts can be drawn to resolve issues referred to mediation, arbitration or determination by expert

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:

Committee members shall be expected to have the following skills or experience:

Knowledge of one or more of the following areas: Legal / Disciplinary process, Equality, Anti-Doping, Safeguarding; elite golf; the rules of Golf and/or unified handicapping as applied by CONGU.

To have an understanding of golf at grass roots and/or elite amateur level.

To be able to give time as required (sometimes at weekends and/or evenings) to travel to and attend Panel or Arbitration Committee hearings or as may be required for mediation or expert determination.

To be able to relate to and communicate with all those involved in such processes with understanding and insight into their situations and concerns.

To be able to assess the quality and quantity of evidence and argument brought before a Panel or Arbitration Committee in an open, practical and fair-minded way and to be decisive in conclusions.

To observe the fundamental objective of securing as expeditiously as possible a just outcome to all issues.

Above all to be and to be seen to be entirely impartial and without prejudice in determining issues strictly within the framework of the current England Golf Policies and procedures.

Your application and closing date

You should submit your application using the form here. This can be submitted via email or post and the form can be downloaded from our website at www.englandgolf.org/vacancies.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 7th April at 1pm. Successful applicants will be informed by Friday 24th April 2015.

The appointment process

All of the positions are being openly recruited.

All applications will be assessed by a panel. If interviews are required these may take place over the phone, Skype or at a mutually convenient date. If the panel feel that face to face interviews are not required they may appoint based on information contained within the application form and telephone interviews. It is important that applicants complete the form by providing as much relevant information as possible.

Should you require any further information, please contact the Human Resources Department at England Golf on 01526 351845.

About England Golf

England Golf is the governing body for amateur golf in England and is one of the largest sports governing bodies in England looking after the interests of over 1,900 golf clubs and 710,000 men and women club members.

England Golf launched its new strategy in mid-2014. The plan has four very clear ambitions;

To increase the number of people who play golf at least once a week from the baseline of 675,000 in 2014 to 910,000* by March 2017

To reverse the decline in club membership which has been occurring annually since 2005 and stabilise club membership at the July 2014 level of 675,000 members

To strengthen the talent development pathway from club to national level, leading to even more international success for English players

To improve communications, governance and partnerships at all levels within England Golf

*910,000 people playing golf at least once a week is a target agreed with Sport England as part of the England Golf Partnership Whole Sport Plan 2014-2017. The target within this strategy will reflect the agreement with Sport England and may be subject to change.

The strategy is bringing clearer focus to the work of England Golf around increasing participation, increasing club membership, supporting the development of golf clubs and communicating more effectively with members.

Golf stats!

Golf is the fifth most popular sport in terms of participation: over 1.1 Million play monthly*, 730,000 play weekly* (after swimming, athletics - including running, cycling and football)535,000* golfers have taken part in a competition in the last 12 months*Active People Survey 8, Sport England

Manages and runs the national elite performance programmes - there are over 60 promising amateur players on the England Golf National Performance programme. These top amateurs may not be ‘household’ names yet, but the aim of England Golf is to support these players to enable them to break into the top 10 of the Amateur World Golf Rankings and to help them to transition into the professional ranks and follow in the footsteps of those who have already converted their amateur talent to Tour success including, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Justin Rose and more recently Danny Willett, Chris Wood, Mel Reid, Charley Hull and Holly Clyburn.

Stages circa 40 national championships for schools, junior, men’s, women’s, and seniors. In spite of its high profile professional image, golf thrives at club level and the competitions run by England Golf for counties, clubs and individuals have 10,000s of participants.

England Golf manages an extensive development programme that aims to increase participation in golf. Golf Mark and Get into Golf are two examples of successful development initiatives, with the latter helping to introduce over 62,000 people to the game during the 2014 summer months.

Manages a dedicated Club Support department that assists all golf clubs in their day to day business requirements from tax and legislation to handicapping queries and environmental issues.

We have an active online community - the England Golf website receives on average over 139,000 visits each month, our twitter account has over 18,800 followers and we have over 2,300 followers on Facebook

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